The southbound M6 in Cheshire - closed between junctions 18 and 16 since 11.30am this morning following a fatal collision just before the exit slip at junction 16 - re-opened shortly after 8.30pm tonight (Monday 10 December).

Cheshire Police are asking local breeders, suppliers and the general public if they would like to donate suitable dogs or bitches for the purposes of training them to work alongside the police dog handlers.

The massed voices of four local primary school choirs have been busy rehearsing for a very special event. They will be providing the finale for this year's Neston Christmas Lights 'n'Lanterns event on Friday 30th November.

Andrew Miller, MP for Ellesmere Port and Neston, is supporting the Association of Colleges (AoC) No Free Lunch? campaign which calls on the Government to extend the provision of free meals to College students.

The ladies of the "Make it Monday" group who meet at Parkgate and Neston United Reformed Church Hall on Monday afternoons, saw the culmination of their efforts of the past few months when more than 100 shoe boxes filled with goodies were collected from the church hall.

Neston's very popular Zumba Instructor Jennifer Emery launched her new daily deal discount website business, The Big Daily Deal Company Chester, in style at Oddfellows on Lower Bridge Street last Thursday.

Cheshire West and Chester Council Trading Standards are advising people not to buy goods or services at the door as part of this year's National Consumer Week campaign - Cold calling - Don't buy it' which runs from November 12th to 16th

Award winning local amateur theatre company Neston Players will take to the stage next week with the Oscar-nominated play "A Few Good Men" by Aaron (The West Wing') Sorkin. Featuring three members of the Riley family.

Over a hundred Parkgate residents attended a Community Forum at Neston Cricket Club, to view and discuss proposals for improvements to the Parade. Downloads of the proposals are available in this article.

Neston schoolchildren were amongst the newly elected Junior Environmental who attended a special launch event at Chester Town Hall where they were briefed about their environmental challenges for the year ahead.

The 11th annual Cheshire Rural Women's Awards took place at the headquarters of Cheshire Fire and Rescue in Winsford on October 16th. AboutMyArea Editor, Carrie Spacey, was one of thirteen recipients this year.

The Government has given the green light to enable a partnership of Cheshire Councils to move a step closer to being able to deliver high-speed internet services to its communities - to help create jobs and wealth.

The Parents Association of St Winefride's Catholic Primary School in Little Neston fundraising objective last year was to raise sufficient funds to purchase this exciting piece of outdoor play equipment for the children.

It's a tried and tested route taken each December by Father Christmas, in a reindeer-driven sleigh and most children reach a stage where they wonder how Father Christmas manages to deliver all those presents in the space of one night, especially a man of such festive proportions.

Cheshire West and Chester Council has developed a number of options that are based on discussions, workshops and meetings with parents, pupils, schools and other interested groups over the last 12 months.

New Brighton based charity The Lantern Project was set up in 2003 to provide help and support for survivors of sexual abuse. Neston based film production company Chat Noir have completed a second film for the project.

Neston-based businesses Constables Estate Agents and Wilde & Co Solicitors are supporting local charities by offering a "match fund" scheme to four local organisations that demonstrate a worthwhile need for funding.

The Highways Agency is advising drivers that traffic is likely to be busy around the M56 and M6 over the forthcoming bank holiday weekend with up to 55,000 music lovers heading to the annual Creamfields festival in Cheshire.

Following the success of TeamGB at the London 2012 Olympics and in response to public demand, Royal Mail is gearing up to continue to paint the UK gold with gold post boxes and individual Gold Medal stamps for the London 2012 Paralympic Games

A key prize in the 2nd Brimstage Brewery Team Golf Challenge, hosted by Bromborough Golf Club, has been won by the youngest player in the field and the only one of the 135 competitors unable to sample the products of the sponsor

Drivers in Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales are being urged to check travel conditions this afternoon and this evening before using the western end of the M56, M53 and other routes around the Welsh border.

Our very own Jennifer Emery (ZumbawithJen) who holds Zumba Classes in Neston and Heswall, was asked by the organisers of Race for Life to provide the 10 minute warm up for the participants at Birkenhead Park.

Recently there has been an increase in the number of reports of distraction burglaries throughout Cheshire, where the offenders have said they are from the 'Water Board' in order to gain access to houses.

From 1st July 2012, Neighbourhood investor Plus Dane Group will be the new organisation responsible for delivering the housing management service for 5,800 Cheshire West and Chester Council owned properties in Ellesmere Port and Neston.

During Parliamentary Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales yesterday (27/06/12) Andrew Miller, MP for Ellesmere Port and Neston, took the opportunity to put the case for the Wrexham to Bidston rail line.

PR Ambassador Julie Trimmer handed over a cheque for £100 to Lynne Vaughan from the Neston Village Fair committee today, as their contribution to the prize pot for this year's Neston's Got Talent contest.

Drivers, including rush hour commuters, using the motorway network in Merseyside today are being reminded that the Olympic Torch Relay is heading for Liverpool city centre, suburbs and Birkenhead this afternoon with relay legs en route to an evening celebration at the Pier Head.

Father Gerry Courell passed away on Saturday May 19th. AboutMyArea has spoken with one of his great friends, and Chairman of the Governors of St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, Bernie Phelan. This is his tribute to a great man.

A reward of up to £2,000 is being offered by crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers for information on thieves who stole a metal plaque erected in the memory of two young boys killed in an IRA bomb attack in Warrington.

2375 (Neston) Squadron has been helping the Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) for some 15 years; this makes it our longest established charity and we believe that we are the only ATC squadron in Merseyside providing this help.

Award winning local amateur theatre company Neston Players' next production will witness aching feet and heaving bosoms unleashed on the unsuspecting Neston public - but all in the aid of a good cause!

Britain's busiest underground station outside the capital is closing on Monday for a massive refurbishment - and Liverpool's affected commuters can expect a taste of London life thanks to a fleet of iconic Routemaster Red Buses.

Football fans heading out of Merseyside for this weekend's big FA Cup semi-final in London are being advised by the Highways Agency to plan their journeys - with a little help from the Agency's road workers and dedicated Wembley Twitter service.

They're at it again! Following on from last year's five nominations at the 2010 NODA North West Amateur Theatre Awards, the Neston Players were recently delighted to find out that they have received two nominations for 2011 awards event.

School leavers from across Cheshire are being given the chance to take part in a pioneering new scheme which challenges young people and arms them with new skills, whilst also getting participants more involved in their local communities.

By popular request within the Neston community, the Town Council recently commissioned Steve Walling of Stoneheaven Ltd to carry out remedial and clean-up work on the War Memorial in the grounds of the Parish Church.

Cheshire West and Chester Council's Safe and Sustainable Travel Team is to host two Mature Road Users Awareness Days - designed to provide information and advice to pedestrians, drivers and passengers who are 55 and over.

Andrew Miller, MP for Ellesmere Port & Neston, has joined conservationist Bill Oddie and colleagues from both sides of the House to show his support for a formal complaint to the Bern Convention against the British Government's proposed slaughter of badgers.

The Council, Brio Leisure and Police are appealing to local residents to help catch thieves who broke into Neston Recreation Centre and caused significant damage to the reception area in a bid to access the building's safe.

In an exciting and innovative proposed project, the Community Transport Scheme is looking to launch a community car scheme specifically for Neston and CH64 residents to work alongside the existing community mini-bus service based in Ellesmere Port.

An initial seminar to discuss the possibility of forming a Neston Youth Council has been hailed a success. Some great ideas flowed as young people learned the basics of getting projects off the ground.

Figures released by UCAS yesterday reported a headline drop of 7.4% in applications for university places in the UK, taking into account the applications received for the 15th January deadline, with a slightly larger fall in England than in the rest of the UK.

Chanelle McCoy, the first lady' of horse racing, married to champion jockey AP McCoy, will be taking on Channel 4 Racing presenter Emma Spencer in a celebrity cocktail making challenge the night before the John Smith's Grand National festival begins in Liverpool.

Northern Lights, a Neston based children's charity, which takes seriously ill children on a holiday of a lifetime to Lapland to meet Father Christmas, is holding a 25th Anniversary Draw and needs volunteers to help sell the tickets.

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